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Matters of moment, October 1970
• BLMC quits competition motoring Last month Lord Stokes, boss of British Leyland, was in the hot-seat for chiding customers…
• BLMC quits competition motoring Last month Lord Stokes, boss of British Leyland, was in the hot-seat for chiding customers…
The Editor Belatedly Road-Tests British Leyland's New V8 3-litre Triumph Convertible Last month I felt obliged to explain in an…
Engine: Eight cylinders in a 90° vee, 86 x 64.5 mm. (,2,997 c.c.) Overhead valves operated by single overhead camshafts.…
With only a week between the fifth and sixth rounds (and less than that to overhaul the machinery), a number…
Lexington After an interval of four weeks, the Can-Am circus returned to the United States for the fifth round of…
An exhibition of AC cars will be held by the ACOC at 137, Piccadilly. during the early part of October.…
As a result of financial difficulties experienced by the Bridgehampton circuit on Long Island, the seventh round of the Can-Am…
To celebrate the Jubilee of 50 years' production, Aston Martin cars delivered after July 11th have a golden radiator badge…
The most interesting event on the American scene in the past month has been the opening of Ontario Motor Speedway,…
Imola, a little way south of Modena and Bologna, used to host non-Championship Formula One races, and recently a good…
There are so many occasions when I get sick and tired of the Drivers' World Championship, and a lot of…
Starting with the fifth round of the European F2 Trophy for non-graded drivers on August 23rd, Formula Two cars once…
Rally of the Thousand Lakes General Classification 1st:H. Mikkola/G. Palm (Escort TC) .......................... 16,612 2nd:T. Makinen/H. Liddon (Escort TC) ......................…
To the strains of the National Anthem and the fluttering of unused sales literature floating down from the first floor…
Regazzoni saves the day Monza, Italy, September 6th. After the sweeping victory in Austria the whole of Italy was behind…
The reflections left by the Italian Grand Prix at Monza are a mixture of joy and sadness, for the Ferrari…
A section devoted to old-car matters A wet VSCC Thruxton (September 12th) The final Vintage SCC Race Meeting of the…
No. 14: Clyno The story of Clyno has been well told elsewhere—the start with motorcycles and a prototype small car…
Steam at Bishop's Castle (August 31st) I like to go to at least one traction-engine rally and one flying display…
Talbot ambulances
It’s easy to poke fun at NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ but the championship play-off among the year’s top 12 drivers – run over the final 10 of 36 races…
The Zen of standing trackside in solitude during an F1 practice session opens a window to the reality below the surface froth of a grand prix weekend. It’s out here…
Qualifying for the 2023 Indy 500 takes place this weekend with the promise of two dramatic days of daredevil driving amid shootouts and eliminations. Here's how it works, who is competing, plus the TV and live stream schedule
50 watches and 50 cars: Morgan celebrates 50th birthday of Plus 8 With the 50th anniversary of the Morgan Plus 8 comes a new watch and a special edition Plus…